Victoria Vis conditions?

[Divegoose]

Was at Tyee Cove on Thursday. Visibility was at least 75 feet, and you could see the surface from about 90 feet. Planning to dive Madrona Point tomorrow and will post vis conditions.

Divegoose

---------- Post added December 22nd, 2013 at 06:40 PM ----------

A good 75 feet visibility at Madrona today, and you could see the surface from the bottom of the big wall. Two big octopus on the big wall, along with a decorated warbonnet. We also found a small octopus in the maze. A great dive today !!

Divegoose

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[MarkH]

Despite the dark, rainy conditions on the surface, visibility was at least 20' at Ten Mile Point this morning.

 

[Divegoose]

At least 75 foot vis at Tyee Cove yesterday. Even better every time the sun came out.

Divegoose

 

[MarkH]

Visibility was great in Sansum Narrows today. It was 30-50', which is the best I've ever seen there.

 

[Divegoose]

Madrona Point was a good 75 feet plus visbility today, despite the heavy overcast. Found six octopus on the big wall


Divegoose

 

[MarkH]

20' dropping to 10' down deep at a spot just outside Genoa Bay and 20-30' at the Maple Bay reef today.

 

[MarkH]

A dark 20' (dark on the surface too) just past Sooke off West Coast Rd. today.

 

[MarkH]

Pretty good at the end of the Ogden Point breakwater today: 20-30'. Since it's winter it was pretty dark down there though.

---------- Post added January 7th, 2014 at 03:03 PM ----------

I went to the end of the breakwater again today. Visibility seemed even better by a bit, maybe 30', but it was still very dark at the base of the slope. I could see the shadows of all the rockfish surrounding me. When I turned on my wide video light, I could see black, yellowtail, widow, yelloweye, Puget Sound, vermilion, canary, copper and quillback rockfish all in one view in front of me without even turning my head. I was thinking that all the scene needs are some tiger rockfish and then I saw 2 of them on the bottom behind all of the other rockfish.

 

[MarkH]

Despite the windstorm last night, visibility has held at the end of the breakwater. It was about 30' today and it even seemed brighter than yesterday. I don't know how long it will last. The wind came up when I was underwater and the waves and surge made it difficult to climb back out of the water.

 

[MarkH]

About 30-40' at a spot between Ladysmith and Nanaimo today.